Writers Using Chess to Show a Character is Super Smart
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Whenever the writers need a quick way to show the audience how super-smart a character is:
Overview
A meme consisting of a top text overlay and a photograph. The text reads: 'Whenever the writers need a quick way to show the audience how super-smart a character is:'. Below the text is a close-up photograph of a human hand (wearing a dark sleeve) in the act of moving a wooden chess piece (likely a pawn) on a chessboard, with other chess pieces blurred in the background. The meme humorously critiques the common writing trope where authors use chess as a shorthand to depict a character's intelligence.
Origin notes
The meme originates from Reddit, specifically the r/Meme community. It appears to be user-created, combining a stock or original photograph of a chess game with an added text overlay to create a satirical observation about writing conventions. There is no visible watermark or author attribution, suggesting it was likely made using basic photo editing software to add the text to the image.
